Product Description

Dual Action Lever Digger

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37639 in Sports & Outdoors
• Color: null
• Brand: Kettler
• Model: 513109

Features

• Min excavator with large digging shovel for small children
• Dual action levers make it easy to dig snow, sand, and dirt
• Rotates 360 degrees; trio of wheels for maximum stability
• Sturdy high-carbon steel frame offers max weight of 75 pounds
• Suitable for ages 3 and up; 3-year residential warranty (1 year institutional)

Amazon.com Product Description
Does your child like to dig in the sandbox? Well put away the shovels and put on the hardhat--the Kettler mini digger is ready to do the heavy lifting. This small tricycle-like digger is big enough to seat a child who weighs less than 75 pounds, but small enough to fit in the average sandbox.

Once seated, your child can use the dual action levers and large digging shovel to move sand, dirt, snow, or whatever else his or her heart desires. Like a real excavator, the mini-digger rotates 360 degrees, so you have full flexibility, and its trio of wheels is ideal for tooling around in the soft stuff. Best of all, the mini-digger sports a sturdy high-carbon steel frame, so it won't fall apart after a few months of use, unlike so many plastic children's toys. Recommended for kids ages 3 and up, the excavator is backed by a three-year residential and one-year institutional warranty.

Customer Reviews

my boys love this!
I have a 2 and 3.5 year old and they both love this toy- I'm ordering another one because they fight over it. We put it in the sandbox and it's easy for them to control and they have literally spent hours playing with it.

Sturdy Little Digger
I have an almost 3-year old grandson who is totally into construction toys and the sandbox. He loves this digger and so does grandpa. I found a cheaper digger when searching online, but while the reviews said the child loved it, there were also comments about it being less than sturdy.

Assembly is from drawings only (little or no written instructions) so you should have someone somewhat mechanically handy to put it together. There are a number of plastic discs and rings that are important to not forget as they provide protection at various potential pinch points. I had to re-do some of these parts because in my hurry to put it together, I failed to notice all these parts in the drawing.

Being winter now, we are using it mostly indoors with blocks and beans and under a covered patio in a sand box, but will move it into the garden area as the weather improves. I bought this model because of Kettler's reputation for sturdy toys and I have not been disappointed. This one will last for years.

I'm not overly impressed.
The "digging" action is fine. However, the "trike" style base is very unstable. If you want your 4 or 5 year old to tip over all the time in a big jumbled mess, then by all means buy this item.

Also, you would think the being on wheels would make this thing more portable, i.e. the kid could push it to another area to dig another hole. NO WAY. As mentioned above, it is way too unstable to push anyway, even if the kid is OFF the item. Don't even attempt to scoot the item around while actually sitting on it - see comment one above about tipping over.

Northern Tools has a digger that is less than half the price, with what appears to be a more solid base. The company ran out of the digger over Christmas, so I bought this overpriced Kettle piece of crap instead. Wish that I had not done so, but my son wanted a digger for Christmas.